Verrucella sea fans (no English common name)

Verrucella

Genus-level entry: species are told apart only by microscopic features (sclerites). Valid genus (WoRMS, AphiaID 267944, checked 2026-10-31). Species recorded from the Maldives: Verrucella verriculata.

English: Verrucella sea fans (no English common name)
Scientific: Verrucella
Dhivehi: No recorded Dhivehi name

Group: Soft corals and sea fans
Family: Ellisellidae (whip and sea fan corals)
IUCN status: NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE) as a genus; most species not assessed

Description

A sea fan with fine, net-like branching, usually on deeper walls. Species are told apart only by microscopic features.

In the Maldives

Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=7); literature records via OBIS.

Sources

marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267944

Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.